Research Implementation Coordinator

The University at Buffalo is hiring a Research Implementation Coordinator to support the initiation, implementation, and completion of research protocols across the Department of Medicine. The role coordinates research processes, onboarding and training, data management, regulatory compliance, and service requests.

Responsibilities

Work under the general direction of Department of Medicine research leadership to guide, support, and facilitate the structure necessary for initiating, implementing, and completing research protocols across the Department's research portfolio

Develop, maintain, and communicate standard operating procedures (SOPs) for teams to utilize across the lifespan of a research project, including onboarding, training, and maintenance of study processes and lab procedures

Provide faculty with SOPs and programmatic guidance for the start-up needs of new protocols

Conduct process evaluations across team functions to maintain standardization

Attend weekly team meetings to ensure consistency and provide real-time feedback for standardization across teams

Create onboarding and training plans in collaboration with the administrative team for new team members

Lead onboarding sessions for new hires, including program overview, team-specific overview, and role-specific training

Train study staff, postdocs, fellows, and students on study procedures, SOP requirements, and best practices

Support the interview team in the hiring of incoming research staff

Build, test, and manage REDCap databases and data dictionaries for research studies

Export and prepare data files for analysis

Build and maintain enrollment and retention logs and reports for research studies

Develop and maintain an organized structure for paper file storage

Set up and monitor randomization; audit and maintain servers for consistency across studies

Develop study files needed for IRB approval and apply for IRB approval using the study protocol

Manage IRB processes from study submission through continuing progress reviews (CPRs), amendments, and termination

Apply IRB regulatory expectations to data management and study maintenance

Manage ClinicalTrials.gov processes, including updates, and serve as point of contact

Perform internal audits to identify structural or regulatory deficits

Serve as a point of contact for the research implementation ticket system, supporting requests for onboarding, SOP clarification or modification, data management needs, study document changes, new study approval, study amendments, and lab support

Review incoming tickets for urgency, log requests into the tracking system, and respond to requestors regarding receipt and any additional information needed

Other duties as assigned

Company

Research-intensive public university in New York

Buffalo, New York, USA

http://www.buffalo.edu/

Founded in 1846

5001-10000 employees

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Experience

Mid level